dogfight, n.
(dogfights)
(dogfights)
a violent fight between dogs (sometimes organized illegally for entertainment and gambling)
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dogfight
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an aerial engagement between fighter planes
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dogfight
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disorderly fighting
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3
dogfight hassle rough-and-tumble scuffle tussle
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a fiercely disputed contest
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dogfight
sample sentences
"their rancor dated from a political dogfight between them""a real dogfight for third place"
"a prolonged dogfight over their rival bids for the contract"
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